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16 Injured in Oklahoma When Bus, Street Sweeper Collide

Sixteen people sustained mainly minor injuries when a Greyhound bus collided with a street sweeper on Interstate 40 eastbound in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the crash occurred at about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday when the bus changed lanes …

13 Killed, 41 Injured in Central China Crash

Thirteen people died and 41 others were injured when a truck collided with a bus in central China. The official Xinhua News Agency said the accident occurred Tuesday morning on a highway in Hunan province after the truck went through …

1 Dead, 739 Injured in Philippine New Year Revelry

Philippine health officials say a boy has died from massive injuries from a firecracker explosion in the first known death from violent New Year’s revelries that also injured 739 others. The Department of Health reported Monday that the 10-year-old boy …

2 Injured When Chair Falls From Ski Lift in Montana

Two teenagers were injured when the double chair they were on fell off a lift at Red Lodge Mountain ski resort in southern Montana. Resort spokesman Jeff Carroll says the boys were about halfway up the Willow Creek lift when …

Badly Injured Bicyclist Loses at Michigan Supreme Court

An Upper Peninsula quarry is not liable for brain damage and other injuries suffered by a woman who was riding in a popular bike event when she lost control on a rough road, the Michigan Supreme Court said, reversing a …

Runaway Cart Plows Through Crowd at Texas Stadium

A runaway electric cart raced unmanned from an end zone to midfield at Cowboys Stadium and plowed into several people after a high school championship game Saturday night, bowling over the winning head coach and several others. An emergency medical …

Airplane Crashes into Philippine School, 11 Killed

At least 11 people, including two children, were killed when a light plane crashed into a school building Saturday near the Philippine capital after its pilot requested an emergency landing shortly after takeoff, officials and the Red Cross said. Mayor …

Explosion at Western Kentucky Factory Injures 4

Four people were injured Wednesday in western Kentucky, where an explosion occurred inside a plastics factory, officials said. The accident happened shortly before 2 p.m. CST at Polymer Partners in Henderson. Two people suffered serious burns and were flown to …

Metrobus Hits SUV in Washington D.C., 12 Injured

Officials say a Metrobus has been involved in an accident with an SUV in northeast Washington and a dozen people have been injured. Dan Stessel, Metro’s chief spokesman, says the bus hit the SUV after the vehicle crossed into its …

15 Die in Cameroon Bus Crash, Official Says

A government official says that 15 people were killed and 40 were seriously injured in a bus crash in Cameroon’s northwest. West Regional Governor Samuel Diboa says that the bus was heading to Yaounde when it crashed into a trailer …